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challenging 音標拼音: [tʃ'æləndʒɪŋ] 挑戰性的,令人鼓舞的,挑撥的,刺激的 挑戰性的,令人鼓舞的,挑撥的,刺激的 challenging adj 1: requiring full use of your abilities or resources; " ambitious schedule"; " performed the most challenging task without a mistake" [ synonym: { ambitious}, { challenging}] 2: stimulating interest or thought; " a challenging hypothesis"; " a thought- provoking book" [ synonym: { challenging}, { thought- provoking}] 3: disturbingly provocative; " an intriguing smile" [ synonym: { challenging}, { intriguing}] Challenge \ Chal" lenge\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Challenged}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Challenging}.] [ OE. chalengen to accuse, claim, OF. chalengier, chalongier, to claim, accuse, dispute, fr. L. calumniar to attack with false accusations. See { Challenge}, n., and cf. { Calumniate}.] 1. To call to a contest of any kind; to call to answer; to defy. [ 1913 Webster] I challenge any man to make any pretense to power by right of fatherhood. -- Locke. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To call, invite, or summon to answer for an offense by personal combat. [ 1913 Webster] By this I challenge him to single fight. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To claim as due; to demand as a right. [ 1913 Webster] Challenge better terms. -- Addison. [ 1913 Webster] 4. To censure; to blame. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] He complained of the emperors . . . and challenged them for that he had no greater revenues . . . from them. -- Holland. [ 1913 Webster] 5. ( Mil.) To question or demand the countersign from ( one who attempts to pass the lines); as, the sentinel challenged us, with " Who comes there?" [ 1913 Webster] 6. To take exception to; question; as, to challenge the accuracy of a statement or of a quotation. [ 1913 Webster] 7. ( Law) To object to or take exception to, as to a juror, or member of a court. [ 1913 Webster] 8. To object to the reception of the vote of, as on the ground that the person in not qualified as a voter. [ U. S.] [ 1913 Webster] { To challenge to the} { array, favor, polls}. See under { Challenge}, n. [ 1913 Webster]
challenging \ challenging\ adj. 1. requiring full use of one' s abilities or resources; as, challenging task. Syn: ambitious, demanding. [ WordNet 1. 5] 2. disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority. Syn: insubordinate, resistant, resistive. [ WordNet 1. 5] 39 Moby Thesaurus words for " challenging": alluring, arrogant, audacious, bold, brash, brassy, brazen, bumptious, cheeky, cocky, contemptuous, daring, defiant, defying, derisive, disdainful, disregardful, encouraging, energizing, exciting, galvanic, galvanizing, greatly daring, impertinent, impudent, insolent, inviting, pert, piquant, prompting, provocative, provoking, regardless of consequences, rousing, saucy, stimulant, stimulating, stimulative, stirring
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